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Coal Creek

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Production statistics
  16. Reserves and resources
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10233412
MRDS ID A015237
MAS/MILS ID 0020510008
Record type Site
Current site name Coal Creek
Alternate or previous names Ernest Wolff, Coal Creek Mines, Inc., Boulder Creek, Slaven Association, Mcdonald-Forrest Association, Coal Creek Hydraulic Mining Assoc., Adamic-Emily Association
Related records 10002775

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -143.15705, 65.30537 (WGS84)
Elevation 305
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Yukon-Koyukuk(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Charley River B-5(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Charley River SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Charley River(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve(National Preserve)

National Preserve NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Fairbanks 006 N 022 E 35 SESENW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Unknown
Ilmenite Unknown
Magnetite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Scheelite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -143.15705, 65.30537
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 3M
    Length 11265M
    Width 183M
    Area 150HA
    Depth to top 3M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 PLACER
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Shape of Orebody #2 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N20E:
    Minimum Depth to Top 1
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 6
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 4
    Total Surface Area (HA) 150
    Date of Last Modification 830321

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1901
Year of first production 1902

Mining district

District name Circle District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Au Placer, Inc.
    Interest 100
    Home office Texas
    Year 1979
  • Type Owner
    Owner Ernest Wolff
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1979
  • Type Owner
    Owner W. W. Lomerson Sr
    Home office Texas
    Year 1979
  • Type Owner
    Owner W. L. Lomerson
    Year 1979
  • Type Owner
    Owner Jim May
    Year 1979
  • Type Owner
    Owner Rush Varm
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1979
  • Type Owner
    Owner Richard Philbrick
    Home office Washington
    Year 1979
  • Type Owner
    Owner John Mason
    Home office Oklahoma
    Year 1979
  • Type Owner
    Owner Del Booth
    Home office Florida
    Year 1979
  • Type Operator
    Owner Gold Capital
    Home office Texas
    Year 1984

Comments on the ownership information

  • OWNER ADDRESS: AU PLACER, INC. 708 CONTINENTAL LIFE BLDG. FT. WORTH, TEXAS 76102 OWNER ADDRESS: AU PLACER, INC. P.O. BOX 80255 FAIRBANKS, ALASKA 99701

Production statistics

  • Year 1905
    Description Value Of Gold 15000 Dollars
  • Year 1937
    Description Gravel Handled 300000 Cubic Yards
  • Year 1938
    Description Gravel Handled 430000 Cubic Yards
  • Year 1939
    Description Gravel Handled 393700 Cubic Yards
  • Year 1940
    Description Gravel Handled 356000 Cubic Yards
  • Year 1941
    Description Gravel Handled 318200 Cubic Yards
  • Year 1945
    Description Gold 3500 Troy Ounces Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 108862.18g
  • Year 1949
    Description Idle
  • Year 1958
    Description Production Limited

Comments on the production information

  • E.N. PATTY PROSPECTING AREA. DREDGE BEING BUILT. THIRTEENTH LARGEST PRODUCER IN STATE. OVERBURDEN STRIPPED IN PREPARATION FOR DREDGING. ELEVENTH LARGEST PRODUCER IN STATE FOURTH LARGEST PRODUCER IN STATE. FOURTH LARGEST PRODUCER IN STATE. FOURTH LARGEST PRODUCER IN STATE. FOURTH LARGEST PRODUCER IN STATE. DREDGE WAS MOVED TO WOODCHOPPER CREEK.
  • PRODUCTION THROUGH 1957: 94,493 OZ. OF AU, 9668 OZ. OF AG (USBM AFOC FILES). GOLD PLACERS INC. CONSOLIDATED CLAIMS AND BEGAN DREDGING IN 1936 EQUIPMENT REQUIRED: 2 D9H DOZERS; 2 966 FEL TOTAL MONTHLY OPERATING COSTS: $149,501 TOTAL PERSONNEL REQUIRED: 15 MEN TOTAL MONTHLY SALARIES: $59,744 TOTAL MONTHLY EQUIPMENT OPERATING EXPENSES: $26,484 TOTAL CAMP COSTS PER MONTH: $22,500 ------------------------------- MILL CAPITAL EQUIPMENT $ 50000 OWNER ADDRESS: COAL CREEK MINES %ERNEST WOLFF--- COLLEGE AVENUE FAIRBANKS, ALASKA 99708 PRODUCT SHIPPED TO REFINERY AT ROCHESTER, NEW YORK-ZIP 14604 PGQM-600 SERIES FROM PRIVATE STATUS REPORT BY DR. E.N. WOLFF NO MILL BUILDING COSTS - BENEFICIATION BY SLUICEPLATE NO MINE BUILDING COSTS - ONLY TRAILER OR CAMPER REQUIRED.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1984
    Total resources 3058000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 8.9499 g/mt Gold Major 1984

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 150HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method GROUND SLUICING
    Swell Factor .83
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 2.4
    Primary Material Cover SAND, SILT
    Percentage 100
    Hardness of Ore SAND, SILT
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 0
    Max. Pit Slope (degrees) 0
    Capacity 5508
    Capacity Units CU-M ORE/DAY
    Preprod. Stripping Vol. 410
    Unit Production Cost .9
    Units of Production $/CU-M ORE
    Operating Days per Year 120
    Operating Shifts per Day 1
    Year of Information 1977

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    B213 p. 48

  • Deposit

    B295 p. 23

  • Deposit

    B480j p. 172

  • Deposit

    B538 p. 76

  • Deposit

    B542j p. 213

  • Deposit

    B592r p. 360

  • Deposit

    B622c p. 61

  • Deposit

    B868A p. 3

  • Deposit

    B880A p. 42

  • Deposit

    BM YEARBOOK 1937a p. 227

  • Deposit

    BM YEARBOOK 1938a p. 177

  • Deposit

    BM YEARBOOK 1939a p. 195

  • Deposit

    BM YEARBOOK 1940a p. 174

  • Deposit

    BM YEARBOOK 1940* p. 185

  • Deposit

    BM YEARBOOK 1941a p. 189

  • Deposit

    BM YEARBOOK 1942a p. 229

  • Deposit

    BM YEARBOOK 1945a p. 228

  • Deposit

    BM YEARBOOK 1946a p. 1013

  • Deposit

    BM YEARBOOK 1947b p. 1294

  • Deposit

    BM YEARBOOK 1948b p. 1386

  • Deposit

    BM YEARBOOK 1949b p. 1362

  • Deposit

    BM YEARBOOK 1950b p. 1380

  • Deposit

    BM YEARBOOK 1951b p. 1401

  • Deposit

    BM YEARBOOK 1952 p. 87

  • Deposit

    BM YEARBOOK 1954b p. 105

  • Deposit

    BM YEARBOOK 1955b p. 107

  • Deposit

    BM YEARBOOK 1956b p. 101

  • Deposit

    BM YEARBOOK 1957b p. 100

  • Deposit

    BM YEARBOOK 1958 p. 99

  • Deposit

    BM YEARBOOK 1959 p. 101

  • Deposit

    BM YEARBOOK 1974 p. 68

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 051-003

  • Reserve-Resource

    WALLACE MINER 841018 p. 3

  • Deposit

    B314n pp. 202-203

  • Deposit

    B379b p. 54

  • Deposit

    B520k pp. 201, 208-209

  • Deposit

    B642c p. 63

  • Deposit

    B816 pp. 165-166

  • Deposit

    B868A p. 39

  • Deposit

    B880A pp. 42-43

  • Deposit

    B897A pp. 49, 71-72

  • Deposit

    B897C pp. 251-254

  • Deposit

    B910A pp. 49, 76

  • Deposit

    B917A pp. 47, 74

  • Deposit

    B926A pp. 43, 70

  • Deposit

    B917D pp. 246-251, 254

  • Deposit

    B933A pp. 40, 67

  • Deposit

    P530 p. 109

  • Deposit

    I573

  • Deposit

    MF390

  • Deposit

    OF508 p. 66

  • Deposit

    B1374

  • Deposit

    BMOF98-76 p. 19

  • Deposit

    OF77-168D

  • Deposit

    E&MJ 7905 p. 81, No. 83

  • Deposit

    WALLACE MINER 841018

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 29-MAR-1988 Mirl-Hall U.S. Bureau of Mines

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